It was announced earlier this month that the Live at Squamish music festival is returning this summer for two days of bands, solo artists and DJs. Nestled on the logger sports grounds in Squamish, with the Stawamus Chief in view behind the main stage, Live at Squamish is once again shaping up to be the […]

Last Tuesday I launched a new 10-week series with backyardbc.com where we’ll be celebrating the best in local travel while offering up weekly giveaways for BC residents. backyardbc is a new travel website designed specifically for residents of British Columbia. Essentially a “be a tourist in your own backyard” program, participating hotels & resorts offer […]

The Smirnoff Canada concert series is presenting Tokyo Police Club at the Commodore April 23rd and one of my readers will be able to attend the sound check and get a pair of tickets to the show. The promotion is through the Smirnoff Canada Box Office, which offers exclusive advance tickets, seats, and unique concert […]

CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada Play On!, the nation’s largest annual sports festival, announced its coast-to-coast line-up this week including a few of its stops in BC. Photo credit: kk+ on Flickr Hockey will take to the streets in Kelowna May 14 & 15 and June 11 & 12 Burnaby as they join 16 other […]

Over the last seven years I have published over 3,700 posts about our region, 229 of which have been specifically about Vancouver’s history and 22 so far for Vancouver125. As the City of Vancouver celebrates 125 years since incorporation today I’m almost at a loss for words so I figured a bit of a video […]